Category Archives: BBQ Creations

I’ve always been a big fan of seafood and have always loved a big bowl of prawns at Christmas. I’ve also loved pineapple juice, and pancakes with maple syrup. Oh and bacon… So I was thinking why not put them all together?

I’d been planning to cook up something related to Easter for the March newsletter. However, I’d had to take Friday off work and then spent all weekend taking care of a sick wife and three year old.

And so it came to be that it was 6pm on a Sunday night, my wife and son were demanding dinner, and I hadn’t had a chance to get to the shops to buy the ingredients for a cook out. As a result I had to fall back on an old-faithful: BBQ Depenz’on. Continue reading The K.I.S.S. Principle: BBQ Depenz’on→

There is nothing quite as seductive as a Bacon and Egg Sandwich. I don’t know if it is the saltiness, the smokiness, or the savoury taste of bacon, or perhaps it’s a combination of all three, but there is simply nothing quite like that first delicious taste, with a mug of hot coffee early in the morning. Or lunch. Or dinner.

The most famous day of the month of March would have to be undoubtedly St Patrick’s Day. For most of us, it just means dressing up, drinking some green beer and making some awful attempts at Irish accents! On that one day per year, everybody is Irish! But what is St Patrick’s Day actually about?

Firstly, the word ‘saint’ is in the title, so it must be some church thing right? Correct! St Patrick’s Day is actually a Christian feast day, celebrating St Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland and dates back to the seventeenth century. Perhaps most interesting is that it is the one day during the period of Lent where the rules regarding eating and drinking alcohol are lifted, resulting in the modern celebration of feasts, parties, and pitchers of green beer.

So what do you think about jumping on your ‘Q to cook up a great St Patrick’s Day feast? And what if that recipe included the master of all Irish beers, Guinness? With this in mind, it is my pleasure to present’ Bangers and Colcannon, with Guinness Gravy’: it’s divine! Colcannon is a complex, naughty Irish version of mash potatoes – once you’ve had Colcannon you’ll never look at regular potatoes the same way again. Continue reading For St Patrick’s Day – Bangers, Colcannon and Guinness Gravy→

I was recently asked to cater a launch for my wife’s new business. She wanted her guests to mingle and network and so the brief was simple: healthy, canapé style food. (If you’re not familiar with the word, canapé just means ‘fancy finger food’.) With that in mind, I came up with the two choices of chicken wings: Buffalo Wings and a Jamaican Wing known as Jerk. She ordered both. Continue reading Catering Made Easy: Chicken Wings!→

Australia Day is a great opportunity to get together with friends and family and celebrate everything that we love about what the country is today. And given that Australia is a country renowned for being ‘born off the sheep’s back’ it is only right that we honour that history… by eating them… To this end, I present: Spiced Lamb Chops for Australia Day! Continue reading Spiced Lamb Chops for Australia Day→

Next month is February which means it’s time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day. It’s in our DNA to show we care for someone by providing them with food, so this is a great chance for you to show your mad BBQ’ing skills to your beloved. Or someone you want to be your beloved…

I couldn’t fit it all in the title, but we had Chicken Thighs stuffed with Feta and Sun-Dried Tomatoes, wrapped in Bacon, topped with herbs and spices, and served with sides of grilled vine-ripened Cherry Tomatoes and Asparagus. All for under $20!